Artūrs Irbe

Artūrs Irbe is a Latvian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender. Born during the Soviet era, Irbe played for various Soviet league teams and the Soviet Union national team before moving to North America in 1991. Irbe played in the National Hockey League (NHL) for the San Jose Sharks, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, and Carolina Hurricanes. In 2004 Irbe returned to Europe to play until he retired in 2007. He has served as a goaltending coach with Dinamo Riga, the Washington Capitals and the Buffalo Sabres, as well as internationally with the Latvia men's national ice hockey team. He was inducted into the IIHF Hall of Fame in 2010. Irbe was rated number 93 on The Hockey News list of the Top 100 Goalies of All-Time in 2018.

2 February 1967

Born on the same birth date (2 February 1967): Laurent Nkunda

Born on the same birth day (2 February): Eric Arturo Delvalle • Geoffrey Hughes (actor) • Hisashi (musician) • Jennifer Westfeldt • Khalil Ullah Khan • Lauren Lane • Vangelis Alexandris • Wayne Fontes • William Stanley (inventor)

Born in the same month (February 1967): Anita Cochran • Benicio del Toro • Calle Johansson • Chris Parnell • Colin Jackson • Dan Shulman • David Herman • Dănuț Lupu • Lili Taylor • Paul Accola • Psicosis II • Roberto Baggio • Sari Essayah • Syed Kamall